Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Library of Congress David Baldacci 2002 · Talk Author David Baldacci talks about his work at the 2002 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Carmen Agra Deedy: Bookfest 02 2002 · Talk Carmen Agra Deedy in a presentation at the 2002 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Pen of Fire: John Moncure Daniel 2002 · Talk The author discussed his new book, the first full-length biography of Confederate champion John Moncure Daniel. Library of Congress Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations 2002 · Talk From 1941 to 1971, the well-loved yet controversial Classics Illustrated series brought abridged, comics-style versions of literary masterpieces such as… Library of Congress A Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States 2002 · Talk A Is for American is a fascinating, well-illustrated account of how language was used in the early American Republic to define national character and shape… Library of Congress PCC & CONSER: A Talk by Jean Hirons 2003 · Talk Jean Hirons' talk prepared for the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) Participants Meeting at ALA Annual 2003, was video recorded in advance at the… Library of Congress Legendary Folk Singer Odetta 2003 · Talk Peggy Bulger, director of the American Folklife Center, interviews folk singer Odetta, who was presented with the Living Legend Award by the Library of… Library of Congress 2003 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity 2003 · Talk Leszek Kolakowski was awarded the 2003 Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity. Writing from within the Soviet system, Kolakowski's… Library of Congress Julie Andrews with John Bucchino 2003 · Talk Julie Andrews, John Bucchino. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Library of Congress Frank Bielec & Paige Davis 2003 · Talk Paige Davis, Frank Bielec. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Library of Congress Barbara Damrosch 2003 · Talk Barbara Damrosch. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Library of Congress Mary Pope Osborne 2003 · Talk Mary Pope Osborne. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Library of Congress Judith Ortiz Cofer 2003 · Talk Judith Ortiz Cofer. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Researchers. Teachers. Judith Cofer, a native of Puerto Rico, is a poet, novelist and essayist whose writings… Library of Congress Michael Connelly 2003 · Talk Michael Connelly. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Researchers. Teachers. Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler… Library of Congress Steven Kellogg 2003 · Talk Steven Kellogg. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Steven Kellogg has loved picture books ever since he was a child; the… Library of Congress David Maraniss 2003 · Talk David Maraniss. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Researchers. Teachers. David Maraniss, whose journalism career began in college, has written for many newspapers,… Library of Congress NBA/WNBA All Stars 2003 · Talk Diane Kresh. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Diane Kresh has been the director of libraries in Arlington, Virginia since April… Library of Congress Dana Gioia and David Lehman 2003 · Talk David Lehman, Dana Gioia. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia is an… Library of Congress Stephen L. Carter: Bookfest 03 2003 · Talk Stephen L. Carter in a presentation at the 2003 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress J.A. Jance: Book Fest 03 2003 · Talk J.A. Jance in a presentation at the 2003 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Stan & Jan Berenstain, Part 2. 2003 · Talk Jan, Stan Berenstain. Recorded on 2003-10-04. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Library of Congress Edward Burtynsky in the Wake of Progress: Images of the Industrial Landscape 2003 · Talk Celebrated Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky reviewed his 20-year career. His large-scale photographs of sites in the United States, Canada, Italy,… Library of Congress Mission to Baghdad: Toward Rebuilding a National Library 2003 · Talk This is an interview with two Library of Congress staff members who traveled to Baghdad in November 2003. Their mission was to assist the staff of the Iraqi… Library of Congress Sodom Laurel Album Explores North Carolina Mountain Community 2003 · Talk The visual and oral history of a rural mountain community called Sodom Laurel, and one family steeped in the tradition of the area, are the focus of a new… Library of Congress Master of the Senate 2003 · Talk Robert A. Caro recently won the Pulitzer Prize in biography for the Master of the Senate (Knopf, 2002) the third volume in his biography of President Lyndon… Library of Congress An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland 2003 · Talk Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic Michael Dirda, senior editor of the "Washington Post Book World", discussed his new memoir. Library of Congress Ever is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi's Dark Past 2003 · Talk The director of the Publishing Office at the Library of Congress discussed his new memoir. Library of Congress The Road to Home: My Life and Times 2003 · Talk Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, discussed his new autobiography Library of Congress Women's Activism and Social Change: Documenting the Lives of Margaret Sanger and Jane Addams 2003 · Talk Ester Katz, editor-in-chief of the Margaret Sanger Papers Project at the New York University, and Mary Lynn McCree Bryan, editor-in-chief of the Jane Addams… Library of Congress Images of Early African American Life 2003 · Talk Photographic images of African American life at the turn of the 20th century were the subject of a talk by historians David Levering Lewis and Deborah Willis.… Library of Congress Millicent Fenwick: Her Way 2003 · Talk The first biography about former congresswoman and U.N. ambassador Millicent Fenwick was featured in a presentation. Library of Congress An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America 2003 · Talk Historian Henry Wiencek discussed his new book, which focuses on the life of Washington and explores early slavery in America. Library of Congress Leading with Courage and Compassion 2003 · Talk Hanh, a Zen Master, poet, peace and human rights activist, delivers a lecture on faith and leadership. This event was part of the annual Capps-Emerson lecture… Library of Congress Honoring Our Present, Leading Our Future 2003 · Talk U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona opened the Library's 2003 National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with a keynote address. Library of Congress Rosie the Riveter: Real Women Workers in World War II 2003 · Talk Sheridan Harvey explores the evolution of "Rosie the Riveter"and discusses the lives of real women workers in World War II. Library of Congress Amelia Peabody's Egypt 2003 · Talk Elizabeth Peters, creator of the popular Amelia Peabody mystery series, discussed her latest book, her beloved main characters the Emersons and Egypt past and… Library of Congress The Preparation of the European Constitution 2003 · Talk Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, president of the Convention on the Future of Europe, delivered the 2002 Kissinger Lecture. Library of Congress Topic Maps: The Inventor's Perspective on Subject-based Access 2003 · Talk Steven Newcomb and Michel Biezunski both work for Coolheads Consulting, a consultancy specializing in semantic analysis, subject-based information… Library of Congress The National Digital Preservation Program: Challenges and Solutions 2003 · Talk The Library's associate librarian for Strategic Initiatives spoke about the national effort to forge an infrastructure to identify, acquire, manage and… Library of Congress Records, Documents, and Stuff in the Digital Era 2003 · Talk This lecture focuses on Dr. Cox's teaching on "understanding" information and his other work on electronic records management and archival appraisal. Library of Congress The Technology of Copyright: Digital Rights Management 2003 · Talk Karen Coyle, a well-known metadata expert, discussed digital rights management technology and its role in limiting the risk of piracy. Library of Congress Avenues to Library Services: User Preferences 2003 · Talk A model depicting customers of library reference services and the librarians providing these services in both synchronous and asynchronous settings was… Library of Congress No Longer Under Our Control: The Nature and Role of Standards in the 21st Century Library 2003 · Talk William Moen, a fellow in the Texas Center for Digital Knowledge and an associate professor in the School of Library and Information Sciences, University of… Library of Congress Transforming the Urban Public Library 2003 · Talk The director of the District of Columbia Public Library spoke about urban public libraries all across North America experiencing a great renaissance, as… Library of Congress The Anarchist in the Library: The Moral Panics over Copyright and Free Speech 2003 · Talk A cultural historian and media scholar, spoke about peer-to-peer networks that have existed as long as gossip and word-of-mouth advertising--but with the rise… Library of Congress Shakespeare and Genius 2003 · Talk Harold Bloom, widely recognized as America's leading literary critic, discusses Shakespeare and the nature of genius. Bloom based his presentation on three of… Library of Congress Moral Guardianship and the First-Amendment Rights 2003 · Talk The author discussed censorship in america from the Gilded Age to the computer age. Library of Congress Harry Potter, St. Augustine and the Confrontation with Evil 2003 · Talk Library of Congress Maguire Chair Holder Jean Bethke Elshtain discussed St. Augustine's discourse on evil and his rejection of a dualistic universe in which…